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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

The effort to write a grant request is not trivial. Email readers, continue here…] Grant writing takes skill and immense amounts of time. The post Financing with grants, not equity or debt first appeared on BERKONOMICS. And often, grants come with detailed accounting and reporting requirements.

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Even a taste of ownership motivates employees.

Berkonomics

I discovered the power of ownership early in my management career, establishing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), once popular as incentive compensation as well as a tax write-off for corporations and even a way to slowly transfer ownership of a company from the founders to the employees. Yes, sometimes the news is not good.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable. ā€ Or, ā€œI sent u an email.

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this. Do I have to write up the overview? Frequently Asked Questions Will we sign an NDA? will definitely be handled.

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this. Do I have to write up the overview? Frequently Asked Questions Will we sign an NDA? will definitely be handled.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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